The Wave Pictures are an English

England

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 folk band

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 consisting of David Tattersall (vocals and guitar), Franic Rozycki (bass guitar) and Jonny Helm (drums).

Background

The band has its origins in a group called Blind Summit, which David and Franic formed with Hugh Noble in Wymeswold

Wymeswold

Wymeswold is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is in the north of Leicestershire, and north-east of Loughborough. It has a population of about 1,000...

, near Loughborough

Loughborough

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 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, in 1998. The band changed its name to the Wave Pictures and Hugh was eventually permanently replaced by Jonny Helm. They recorded and self-released a string of albums before settling in London

London

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.

The Guardian

The Guardian

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has described their work as "charming, witty pop songs shot through with Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman

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's gawky glee and Suede

Suede (band)

Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...

's doomed provincial romanticism

Romanticism

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... They owe a certain debt to The Smiths

The Smiths

The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...

, and Tattersall has Morrissey

Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...

's knack of marrying the ridiculous and the sublime".

The band is closely linked to artists Darren Hayman

Darren Hayman

Darren Russell Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist in Hefner...

 (formerly of Hefner

Hefner (band)

Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....

), Herman Dune

Herman Düne

Herman Düne is a French duo, formed in 1999. Originally a trio, the band now consists of David-Ivar Herman Düne and Néman Herman Düne . Néman, who is from Switzerland, replaced former drummer Omé in early 2001...

, Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

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, Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis

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 and the Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

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, all of whom they have collaborated with live and on record.

Albums

• Self-Released
  • Just Watch Your Friends Don't Get You
  • More Street, Less TV
  • The Airplanes at Brescia (2004)
  • The Hawaiian Open Mic Night (2005)
  • Catching Light: The Songs of André Herman Düne (2006)

• On Labels
  • Sophie (2006)
  • Instant Coffee Baby
    Instant Coffee Baby
    Instant Coffee Baby is the seventh album by The Wave Pictures, their debut on Moshi Moshi Records.-Track listing:Songs written by David Tattersall except "Cassius Clay" by David Tattersall, David Ivar Herman Dune and Toby Goodshank....
    
    (2008)
  • If You Leave It Alone
    If You Leave It Alone
    If You Leave It Alone is the eighth album by The Wave Pictures, their second on Moshi Moshi Records.-Track listing:Songs written by David Tattersall except "Nothing Can Change This Love" by Sam Cooke.# "If You Leave It Alone"# "Canary Wharf"...
    
    (2009)
  • Play Some Pool (Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
    
     tribute) (2009)
  • Susan Rode the Cyclone (2010)
  • Beer in the Breakers (2011)

Singles/EPs

• We Dress Up Like Snowmen/Now You Are Pregnant (2007)
• I Love You Like a Madman (2008)
• Strange Fruit for David (2008)
• Just Like a Drummer (2008)
• Pigeon EP (2008)
• If You Leave It Alone (2009)
• If I Should Fall Behind (2009) (b/w Darren Hayman Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen tribute)
• Watching Charlie's Angels (2009)
• Strawberry Cables (2009)
• Sweetheart (2010) (b/w Coming Soon Wu, split 7" single)
• Johnny Helm Sings (2010)
• Little Surprise (2011)
• Blue Harbour (2011)
• In Her Kitchen (2011)

Compilation appearances

• Moshi Moshi: The First 10 Years (2004)
• This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 22 of Us (2006)
• Berlin Songs Vol. 2 (2007)
• Cooperative Music Sampler Vol. 6 (2008)
• Moshi Moshi Singles Compilation (2008)
• Moshi Moshi Acoustic Compilation (2009)
• I Thought of You Again: Outtakes and Alternative Versions (free with Spanish magazine Rockdelux
  Rockdelux
  Rockdelux is a popular music magazine published monthly in Spain.Rockdelux was first published in November 1984, and since then has accumulated over 200 editions, celebrating its 200th in October 2002, when it released a list of the 200 greatest international albums of all time, according to the...
  
  ) (2011)

Related appearances

• Streets of Philadelphia (2003) (as André Herman Düne and David Tattersall)
• Madrid (2007) (as Darren Hayman and the Wave Pictures)
• Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee (2008) (as Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee)
• Dan of Green Gables (2008) (as Dan of Green Gables)
• Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm (2008) (as Jonny "Huddersfield" Helm)
• Happy For a While (2009) (as David Tattersall)
• Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures (2010) (as Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures)
• There in Bristol After Christmas (2010) (as Howard Hughes and David Tattersall, on Christmastime, Approximately compilation)
• The Lobster Boat (2011) (as David Tattersall and Howard Hughes)
• Another One Just Like That (2011) (as Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures)